Bachelors' Mosque
The Bachelors' Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Beqarëve), formerly the Sylejman Pasha Mosque, is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Berat. It became a Cultural Monument in 1961. Since the times of the Communist dictatorship, the portico (hajati) of the mosque is used as a store for womens' underwear.[1]
| Bachelors' Mosque | |
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| Native name Albanian: Xhamia e Beqarëve | |
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| Location | Berat |
| Coordinates | 40.704689°N 19.950051°E |
| Built | 1828 |
Cultural Monument of Albania | |
| Designated | 1961 |
| Reference no. | X0088 |
The mosque is located in the lower Mangalem neighborhood. It has two floors and arcades on three sides of it. The minaret of the mosque is low. The paintings inside the mosque date from the years 1927–1928.[2]
See also
References
- "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- "Xhamia e Beqarëve shek. XIX" (in Albanian). Berat Kulture. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
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